Series Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

SPOILER WARNING: SPOILERS WILL BE REDACTED (HIGHLIGHT FOR SPOILER)

Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. That is what S.H.I.E.L.D stands for. But do you know what this series stands for? It is the glue that holds together the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). You want Bond? Got it! You want aliens? Got it! You want mutants? Eh, close enough. If you claim to be a fan of the MCU, you must not miss this show. Honestly, I did at first and even though there is no direct impact from the show onto the MCU, it helped make the entire universe expanded and fluid. When I said I fluid, I meant that there are now fewer gaps between each movie, especially the Captain America and Avengers franchise. Let me break this show down and hopefully by the end of it, you would enjoy this show with me. It is going 3 seasons strong but I am going to only review the 1st season mainly, so let's dive into it.

Premise

S.H.I.E.L.D. protects people from what they don't understand and protects what people don't understand from people. The revived Agent Coulson (previously suffering heartache due to Loki) now leads a team of dysfunctional yet effective members from various backgrounds in science and espionage to deal with high-level situations. Hijinks ensues. 

Plot

Without giving anything away, this is your standard weekly monster show with different challenges for the team to go through. Since this is the bridge between the Avengers and Captain America: The Winter Soldier , certain elements are carried on such as HYDRA TAKING OVER SHIELD .  As the series progresses, the team would encounter more problems such as the rise of the inhumans and even a betrayal in the team..  

Characters

Agent Coulson is a favourite hailing from the big screen onto the small screen. He is a nostalgia fanatic, harboring old tech like a magpie. However, he sometimes doesn't just maintain it, he improves it like his flying car. Coulson is in charge of making clever one liners. Skye is an interesting character with a very mysterious past, the show would go into further details in the second season and it is too much to spoil here. 

My absolute favourite are Fitz-Simmons. They are the cutest little couple and the actors really work well off each other despite initially seeming like the comedic relief of the series. These two are extremely high functioning academics yet low functioning as socialites. Ugh, they are just so cute together. If smart is the new sexy, these two are the sex gods! These British babies need to be protected. (Sorry, went into fan mode there)

Ming-Na Wen, the voice of Mulan, plays Melinda May, the Cavalry, a complete badass. She is silent but deadly. Eventually, she warms up to the group and we learn more about her character. She is actually pretty sympathetic as you grow to love her.

Humour

Despite being mainly an action show, the humour is on point. If you enjoyed the Avenger's brand of humour, you would appreciate the sort of jokes pulled on this show. There is this joke where nah I'm not going to spoil it for you. Watch the damn show!  

TL;DR

If you are into Marvel, watch this show. If you like action, watch this show. I would recommend it to anyone. This show evolves as it ages, it learns from its mistakes, it improves. Season 3, so far, is one of the best seasons yet! I would rate this show 7.8/10

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 Sean Wang